Window-screen.



PATENTED OCT. 24, 1905.

DE VILLO C. FOUTE.

WINDOW SCREEN.

APPLIGATXON FILED N0v.z5.1004.

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`or set it for a time in either CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1905.

Application filed November 25, 1904. Serial No. 234.150.

To all whom it may con/cern:

Beit known that I, DE VILLO C. Foo'rn, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in l/Vindow-Screens; and I do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has reference to improvements in window-screens and in the means for securing the same in working position, all substantially as shown and described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the outside of a window with my improved screen suspended in the lower portion thereof at an inclination from which it is adapted to be pressed back to closed position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the outside of a window with the same screen placed upon the upper half of the window rather than the lower half, as in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional elevation of Fig. 1 substantially, except that the screen is shown in full lines as closed and in dotted lines as open; and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional elevation of Fig. 2. Fig'. 5 is a perspective view of the screen alone; and Fig. 6 is a perspective View, enlarged, of one corner of the screen with my new and improved hanger thereon. Fig. 7 is a detail of the hanger directly on the screen.

The screen as thus shown is of the halfscreen size or variety and is adapted to be used with equal facility over either the lower or the upper half of the window, as may be preferred, andthe setting' of the screen originally in a window contemplates such furnishings or equipments in or upon the windoweasing as will enable the user to change the screen at will from one position to the other position without the use of tools and withoutremovingor placing any part to make such change. To these several ends the screen A is made of a size to lit somewhat snugly within the window casing or frame B just outside of and against the blind stops or strips found generally in all windows and running from top to bottom thereof. Upon the said screen or screen-frame I permanently affix a filler-strip or bar C, which is adapted to occupy and close the space between the screen-frame and the surface of the upper and outer sash E, as seen in both Figs.

3 and 4. This space is equal to the width of the blind-stop and needs to be filled to exclude liies and insects, and the said strip occupies the same relative position in the window and serves the same purpose whether the screen be over the lower or upper portion of the window, except that it is reversed. The said piece, however, is shorter than the cross-piece or portion of the screen-frame to which it is secured by as much as the thickness ofthe blind-stops at each side and against the outside of which the screen rests, and this also affords room to secure the screen-hangers D directly upon the ends of said filler-strip when this is preferred; otherwise said hangers would be fixed directly upon the screen-frame. rIhe said hangers are fiat and are stamped outof comparatively light or thin sheet metal-say brass or other suitable metaland are of peculiar and original pattern especially in this that they adapt the screen to be supported and locked in position by use of the same hangers engaged in exactly the same way and by substantially the same means in reversed positions in the window. rlhis is made possible by forming the said hangers each with two opposite substantially hook-shaped engaging portions 2 and 3 at the ends of the hanger which are connected by an internal lengthwise slot 4, entered through an inside notch or opening' 5 in the edge of the hanger into the said slot near its lower end. This leaves a comparetively long hook portion@ above said notch 5 over the engaging-point 2, from which the screen is supported over the lower half of the window, and a projection or shoulder 7 outside above the engaging-point 3 in which the screen rests when in reversed position or over the upper half of the window. In either case the projections G and T serve to conline the screen at that edge and prevent its removal without iirst being released at its opposite edge from within the window. At its edge opposite said hangers the screen has a hook 8 or its equivalent for fastening it in place, and the furnishings of the windowframe comprise an eye-screw 9 or othersuitable means for engaging the hook 8 upon, and any approved means may be substituted for both hook 8 and eye-screw Qand be within my invention. However, the interchangeable idea should be preserved for top and bottom fastenings, and hence I show the screweyes 9 at both the top and the bottom of the window-casing with a single hook 8 on the screen adapted to be engaged with both eyes IOO IIO

in turn. Finally, ,l place two pins or equivalent projections lO and 12, respectively, in the blind-stop at each side to engage the hangers D upon, according as the screen is placed below or above. If below, they engage the pins l() at the points Q, and if above they engage the pins l2 at the points 3. Vhen the screen is placed below, it rests on the base-board H of the window frame or casing, and when placed above it abuts up against the outer board or facing J of the windowcasing and is otherwise inclosed about its sides by the side facings of the window. `hen having the hook 8 fastened the screen is absolutely secure and tight all around and formsaflush smooth exterior which, if it does not enhance appearances, does not detract therefrom.

l ith the foregoing construction a screen is provided which can be easily hung and removed, if this be desirable for washing the window or for other reasons, and there are no close fittings with tongues and grooves or other like constructions which are liable to warp and get out of shape and render the screen practically inoperative.

An incidental advantage in the style of hanger 0r support l employ is obtained, espel cially when the screen is over the upper part of the window and the upper sash E is down or open. Then the inner edges of the hangers lie ush against the surface of the upper sash and effectually prevent its being tilted out at the top and removed.

The hanger as herein shown and described is kept in stock as a separate article and purchased by screen manufacturers as needed.

As to the advantages of this invention l may enumerate the Jfollowing: It allows the screen to be easily hung or removed. The screen can be swung open without danger of becoming detached. lt allows the screen to be easily operated for cleaning windows and manipulating awnings. lt does away with grooves in frame. There are no edges or pieces to split oif. There 1s no sticking, as with slid- It allows for swelling or shrink- The same screen can be used It It ing screens. ing of wood. in upper half of window, if preferred. adds greatly to the durability of frame. makes an absolutely y-p'roof half-screen.

Vhat I claim is- 1. A window-frame having two inward projections at each side near its middle portion, in combination with a window-screen provided with hangers constructed to engage from below on one pair of said projections and from above on the other pair, said hangers formed out of sheet metal and having each a slot lengthwise thereof and a lateral opening to said slot and seats at the ends of said slot to engage said projections, and a fillerstrip fixed to the inside of said screen along the top edge thereof.

2. A window-frame having a pair of projections near its center at each side, in combination with a window-screen having a fillerstrip fixed upon the upper edge thereof on its inside and hangers on the said screen provided each with a slot in a plane parallel to the sides of the screen and having seats in the outer ends of the slots for engagement with the upper pair of said projections and shouldered engaging portions at their inner ends on which the screen is supported on the lower pair of said projections.

3. The combination of the window-casing having two pins at each side near its middle portion, in combination with a window-screen and a h'ller-strip on one edge thereof of less length than the width of the screen-frame, and sheet-metal hangers secured against the ends of said strip and each having a slot with engaging seats 2 and 3 at its ends for the respective pins according as the screen is over the lower or the upper part of the window.

In testimony whereof l sign this specifica- -tion in the presence of two witnesses.

DE VILL@ C. FOOTE.

Witnesses:

C. A. SELL, R. B. MOSER. 

